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I have just returned from one of the most magnificent places on the Earth, the Amazon. I really embraced the Amazon. It was an expedition I will never forget. The friends I made and the experiences I had are some that I would have never had another opportunity to make up for had I missed […]

One week ago when I chatted on facebook with my sister, I found myself crying for the first time this year. My grandpa went to the hospital after falling and hitting his head. I contemplated on going home there, on the spot. Once in a while, exchange students go through crises. Mine happens once a […]

Carnaval was like a week of a porky pig’s fest. Not that it’s a bad thing or anything. I’m just figuring out that partying just might be the #1 national interest (well, maybe after beer) of these people and after 8 months of being here, that kind of makes me sick. Buuuut in all its […]

Last weekend I spent Pre-Carnaval here in my host town with a friend. My host family left for Sao Geraldo because of a loss in the family (the grandfather) who was suffering and sick. I had already gone there to see the corpse and burial and decided to stay in Ouro Branco and miss the […]

Since last month, many things have happened. I’ve switched families, I now live with my biology professor and her daughter, traveled to Sao Geraldo, a town of 10,000 people that still has people who travel by horses and carriages, and started school again, actually having to do the work. I moved to the Fagundes’ house […]

I visited Varginha which is pretty much the equivalent to the Roswell, New Mexico of Brazil. It’s located in the southeastern region of Minas and has just a population of approximately 120,000 people. It’s “famous” for UFO sightings but I really think it’s all a lie to draw tourists to the city. I wasn’t visiting […]

Satisfying the Brazilian palate isn’t as difficult as I thought it would be. I am on summer vacation as of yesterday. So this morning I woke up, not wanting to eat beans and rice for the 125th day in a row (but I still like beans and rice). I decided to cook summer pasta that […]